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How to connect a laptop to Wi-Fi without involving professionals. How to turn on WiFi on laptops Add a new wireless network to a laptop

Hello everyone! Today I will tell you how to set up wifi on a laptop. Setting up Wi-Fi on a laptop is not a difficult task. The first thing you need to find out is whether the device supports this function. Modern laptops are already equipped with a wi-fi module, but some manufacturers still produce devices without wi-fi support, but these are mostly cheap models.

If your laptop is not equipped with a wi-fi module, you need to get a special adapter. To understand whether a laptop has wi-fi, just carefully inspect the device’s case. Typically, manufacturers put a sticker under the keyboard or at the bottom of the case, which indicates the presence of wi-fi.

In addition, the wi-fi symbol is also located on the function button of the keyboard, which is responsible for turning on the module. The button should be used together with the Fn key.

Turning on Wi-Fi on a laptop

If it's Acer brand, then the keys will be Fn and F3. You will see the connection manager appear, where you will need to enable wi-fi or Bluetooth.

On Asus devices The buttons will be Fn and F2. A connections icon will appear, where you need to select wi-fi or Bluetooth.

Laptops with Toshiba brand require pressing the Fn and F8 keys. Further actions are similar.

For Samsung The key combination will be: Fn and F12.

To identify the key to turn on wi-fi, the antenna-shaped icon will help you. If pressing the buttons does not turn on wi-fi, there may be several reasons for this:

incorrect operation of the operating system;
driver problem or conflicts;
viruses, about that.

The problem is usually solved by reinstalling the drivers or .

What if the laptop does not have a wi-fi module?

Connecting to a wi-fi access point is possible using a special adapter; its cost varies from 15 to 30 dollars. You can easily find such an adapter in any computer store. In terms of external dimensions, the device can be compared to a flash drive. The use of the device is similar; you just need to plug it into a USB port.

Lack of external adapter- high probability of breakage due to careless handling. This also happens because the part protruding from the laptop remains unprotected. Therefore, the built-in wi-fi module installed in the service center will not cause problems. Although this solution will be more expensive, you will feel the comfort of work.

In order to turn on the external wi-fi adapter, you need to press a special button located on the case.

Checking that the drivers are installed correctly

If your drivers are installed incorrectly, then even when the indicator is lit, the access point may not respond and wi-fi will not work. First of all, in this case, you need to check the functionality of the network card. Right-click on My Computer and go to Properties.

Next go to “Equipment” -> “ device Manager". You will notice the entire list of devices that are installed on the laptop. We need to find the section " Network adapters“, and there we look for “Wireless”, wi-fi or Wireless. If you see a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark next to the module, then be prepared for what will be needed.

Download drivers from the Internet or use the disk that comes with the laptop. Installing drivers is standard and is not much different from installing any program. It is possible that wi-fi will not work immediately, but only after several installations. For the adapter to work well and easily detect wireless networks, you need to set it to automatically obtain an IP address.

How to set up WIFI on a laptop and how to enable automatic acquisition of an IP address in Windows Xp.

Now we’ve almost figured out the question of how to set up wifi on a laptop. But now we need to enable automatic acquisition of an IP address. To do this:

Open " Control Panel“, we set the view to classic.

We move to " Network connections“, right-click on the required connection, select “Properties”. The components will open there, we are interested in the TCP/IP protocol, click on Properties again.

In the window that opens, select automatic receipt of an IP address, as well as automatic receipt of DNS, click OK.

Configuring automatic acquisition of an IP address for Windows7

We need to open the control panel, go to " Network and Sharing Center«.

In the left column, select “ Changing adapter settings«.

A window will open, where you need to select the required network and right-click on it, select “Properties”. There we select to automatically obtain an IP address and DNS. Click OK. For Windows 8, similar actions are performed.

Connect to an access point.

You will notice a list of available networks. If you have your own access point, then the adapter will certainly find it. The adapter is also able to find nearby networks that may belong to your neighbors. You can select any network that does not have a lock icon. This means that the owner of the network does not mind someone using his access point. If you have your own network, then click on it, in the window that appears, enter your login and .

In addition, there is another option for connecting to the Internet. If any establishment nearby has wi-fi, then perhaps the owner will provide you with a password and you will be able to connect to the network if your adapter can reach this distance.

After the network is selected, you must click “Connect”. After that, enter the password twice and see the signal and connection speed.

After the Wi-Fi connection is completed, we will see the corresponding icon in the tray.

We open the browser and the service provider’s page appears in front of us. Click on the “Login” button and get to the page specified as home in the browser properties. If the connection frequently drops, then the laptop may be placed in a place where the signal from the wireless network is weak. In this case, you can drag the laptop closer to the access point.

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The advantage of wireless Wi-Fi Internet is that by installing a router at home, you no longer have to buy separate SIM cards and pay for multiple connections for all your family iPhones and iPads. Savings, however.

So, how to connect and configure Wi-Fi on a laptop? First, you need to make sure that your computer supports wireless technology. The fact that there seem to be indicators and buttons for turning on Wi-Fi on the front panel of the device does not guarantee that this unit is installed inside the case. If the unit is already installed, there will be a corresponding holographic sticker on the back cover indicating the manufacturer and version of the module.

Some models have the ability to install a block, but are sold without it included. If you are the owner of just such a device and you want to have a wireless connection, you need to take your computer to a service center so that this module can be installed and configured for you. If you are familiar with technology, you can independently purchase a suitable module and insert it into the device. Saving again. If you save on everything like this, you will soon become a millionaire and you will no longer need to save. A kind of philosophical paradox. Unity of struggle and opposites. What are we talking about? Oh yeah, back to setting up Wi-Fi.

If after installing and connecting the module the wireless network is still not detected, it is likely that you need to update or reinstall the network card drivers. You can download drivers either from the installation disk or from the official website of the manufacturer of your network card.

Activating the Wi-Fi module

Press a button or key combination to turn on the module. For different models from different manufacturers, the activation of Wi-Fi will be different - look in the operating instructions. For example, there may be a switch on the case, as shown in the picture:

Is there no such switch? Then take a closer look at the function keys. If on one of the keys at the very top of the keyboard, next to the letter F there is also a Wi-Fi logo - this is the desired button to start the wireless network. The module is turned on on laptops using a combination of the F keys (with a number) and the Fn key. This button looks something like this:

Connecting to an access point

Shift your gaze towards the system tray. There should be a Connect to a wireless network icon. If the icon is present, it means that the computer detects the wireless network. Already good. Since your access point will be the closest, the adapter will detect it first, and then signals from neighboring routers will appear.

You just won’t be able to consume the Internet from them - you don’t have access passwords. Another option is to go visit your neighbor with a bottle, have a heart-to-heart, and talk about politics. At the same time, find out how it connects Wi-Fi; the password will be written there somewhere.

ATTENTION! If this is your first time setting up the Internet on a laptop and you haven’t even configured your router yet, then first you need to connect and configure it. We have prepared a separate detailed one for these actions. After completing the steps in that article, come back here and continue the steps.

So, a list of available wireless networks appears on the laptop screen in front of you. Take a closer look. If there is at least one point in the list that does not have a lock next to it, this is a free network for connection, and you can receive traffic from it without any subscription fee. If all the points are locked, then find the one that your router distributes. When setting up the router, you entered the name of the network.

Click on your network access point. The authorization interface will open. In the form provided, you need to insert the password (key) for your connection.

Nowadays, many cafes set up a free access point in order to attract visitors. If there are some cafes within a radius of no more than 50 meters from your computer, try going there and finding out. Order a cup of coffee and at the same time ask the waitress for your Wi-Fi password and login. As you can see, the cafe in your entrance not only provides loud music until midnight, but also free Internet.

After you have entered and confirmed the access password to your point, another icon should appear in the system tray and the process of connecting to the wireless Internet will begin. When the connection is made, an indicator of the presence of a network signal will appear in the system tray. That's it, Wi-Fi on your laptop is successfully connected. Try opening a website in your browser, for example, Yandex.

If you have configured everything, but the sites do not open

Go to your computer's Control Panel.
Open Network Connections.
Find your Wi-Fi in the list of connections and open the Properties interface.
In the new window, select TCP/IP Protocol from the connection components.

The task is to set up automatic detection of the wireless Internet IP address so that there are no problems with each new connection. After selecting the protocol, click on Properties again. A new settings window will open. Select and check the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain a DNS server address automatically checkboxes. Click OK to confirm the settings.

On other versions of Windows, the setup scheme may be slightly different; the point is to set the automatic parameters for determining IP and DNS.

In some cases, the provider supplies the network not with a floating, but with a fixed IP address. In this case, you should have obtained credentials to manually set the IP address and DNS. Enter this information in the same wireless network setup interface. Only now you don’t need to set automatic detection of Internet receiving addresses.

When a user purchases a laptop, of course he wants to use all the features it provides. I chose the topic of today’s article, how to enable WiFi on a laptop in Windows 7 or 8, for a reason. It would seem that there is nothing complicated here, but if you do not know some of the nuances, then this procedure will not seem so trivial.

Problems can arise and, fortunately, they can be solved quickly and easily, you just need to know exactly how. In this article we’ll talk about some of the pitfalls that may arise when turning on Wi-Fi.

Is there wifi at all

The first thing we need to do is find out if your computer or laptop has Wi-Fi. Modern laptops, laptops, netbooks, phones and other devices have Wi-Fi. You can check whether your device has one on Google, but I can assure you right away that if you purchased it a long time ago, then the built-in receiver simply may not be there.

When you look for the technical characteristics of your device, look for the Wi-Fi inscription of the same name. For example, description of an Asus laptop:

Physically turning on Wi-Fi

Some laptops have a special slider that you move to turn Wi-Fi on or off. So that you understand what I'm talking about now, look at the image:

Next to it there may be the following inscriptions: “OFF” or “0” - turn off/off, as well as “On” or “1” - on/off. It is usually located on the right or left side of the laptop, and can also be on the front of it.

There are laptop models where to turn Wi-Fi on or off you need to click on the corresponding button, which is in the image below (button on the left):

Often, laptop manufacturers make this button backlit: for example, when Wi-Fi is on, it lights up; if it’s off, the laptop will not light up this button.

Although this is not always the case, that is, this button is not illuminated when turned on, so you must determine for yourself whether Wi-Fi is turned on. To do this, pay attention to the indicators on the front of the laptop. If you turn on Wi-Fi, the indicator that is responsible for this device should light up, thus letting the user know that they can now use it.

Function keys (Fn +)

On laptops from different manufacturers, this procedure is slightly different. Let's look at the hotkey combinations that may be on your laptop:

Acer. Press and hold the keys: “Fn+F3”.
Asus. Combination "Fn+F2".
HP. Here we press “Fn+F12”.
Lenovo. Required buttons: “Fn+F5”.
Samsung. Either "Fn+F12" or "Fn+F9".

Listed above are ways to enable WiFi on the most popular laptop models. However, there is no guarantee that you have one of these laptops.

The Fn button may simply be missing. Then carefully examine all the keys on the keyboard. The WiFi network icon should be drawn on one of them, click it and the network will turn on.

Below you can see what the Wi-Fi icon looks like:

In the screenshot you can see that on this laptop you need to press “Fn” + “F2”.

Turn on Wi-Fi in Windows

If you did the methods described above, but did not succeed in connecting to Wi Fi, do the following: go to the “Start” menu - “Control Panel” - “Network and Internet” - “Network and Sharing Center”. On the left, click on the item: “Change adapter settings.”

Right-click on: “Wireless Network Connection” and select “Enable”.

If there is no such item, but “Disable” is available, then Wi-Fi is enabled in Windows.

After this, Wi-Fi should work, but if it doesn’t help, or some error has occurred, or there is no network with that name, the question arises: “How to turn on WiFi on a laptop then?” Read on!

If our laptop is not automatically able to connect to the desired network, then the problem may be that the signal receiver device is disabled in the device manager. Now I will show you how to fix this using Windows 7 as an example.

Go to the Start menu, right-click on Computer and select Properties.

In the window that opens, click on “Device Manager” on the left.

From here you can see which components in the laptop can be controlled - activate or disable the necessary device. We find something that has the word in its name Wireless. Right-click on it and select “Engage”.

By the way, if there is a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark next to the service icon, this means that the driver for this device is not installed on the laptop. In this situation, use another device (computer, laptop, netbook, tablet, etc.) through which you download Wi-Fi drivers, transfer them to the laptop and install them.

Other nuances of turning on Wi-Fi

Above, I described in detail how to enable WiFi on a laptop. But so that you can see the full picture of how to turn it on and how to connect to Wi-Fi, please follow the link further, since in this article I talk about other nuances that may arise in your case. The article “” was written using a “live” example, so it will be extremely useful for you.

If you are not familiar with installing drivers, then read: “”. To find the driver, go to the official website of your laptop manufacturer and enter the model in the site search. Then look for the Wireless driver in the list.

I do not rule out that users who read this article do not know the Wi-Fi password. If you don’t know it, then you won’t be able to log into the secure network. To find out how to view the Wi-Fi password, I recommend reading: “”. I also assume that some will ask about hacking, yes, it is possible to hack, but I won’t write about it.

Situations are different and there is no need to exclude the possibility that none of the above tips will help you. What to do then? Luckily for you, there is third-party software that you can safely use. Its meaning is that after installation, this program will automatically turn on every time you start Windows and, when you press a certain key combination, perform certain actions. For example, turn on Bluetooth or WiFi.

There are a huge number of such utilities; I can give SoftSwitch as an example. In addition to the above functions, it can also turn on the camera and TouchScreen. For each of these functions there is a specific combination of keyboard buttons, which you can familiarize yourself with if you decide to download this creation of programmers. Finding this program on Google will not be difficult for you, since it has a Free Soft license (free license). Download it, install it and enjoy!

And that’s probably all I have on this issue. Thanks for reading and I sincerely hope I helped you.

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Wi-Fi is a wireless data transmission technology. Today, Wi-Fi is the most popular and most used Internet connection. Access points are installed in shopping centers and cafes, thanks to which you can get free Internet on a wireless basis. But often it is necessary to create a similar network at home or in the office. Let's talk about how to set up WiFi on a laptop.

Installing drivers

Before setting up WiFi distribution on your laptop, you need to install the necessary drivers for the Wi-Fi adapter. To check their availability, you need to:

go to the Start menu -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager.
go to the “Network adapters” section. There should be two items in this section: Wi-Fi and Ethernet. If the name of one of them contains the word “Wireless” (wireless local network), then this is a Wi-Fi adapter. If there is no information about it, then there are no drivers. You need to install them from the disk that came with your laptop.
Drivers can also be downloaded from the official website of the laptop manufacturer. At the same time, enter the model name and download the necessary computer program. Otherwise, Wi-Fi will not work without drivers.
After installing the drivers, you need to restart the laptop.

How to set up Wi-Fi on a laptop

To set up Wi-Fi on a laptop, follow these steps:

Go to the Start menu -> Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network Connections -> Wireless Network Connection and select Enable.
In the “Manage Wireless Adapters” menu, select the “Add” command and press the “Create a profile manually” button.
Fill in the required information, indicating the name of the wireless network and password. This information must be reliable and correspond to the parameters of the access point to which you want to connect your laptop.
Specify the security type (WPA, WEP) and select the encryption code (TKIP, AES).
Check the boxes next to “Automatically establish a connection” and “Connect even if the SSID is not broadcast.”
Save all parameters and close the settings menu.
Go to the list of network connections and right-click on the wireless adapter icon and select “Connect”.
Select the access point you want to connect to and click on the “Connect” button.

How to turn on Wi-Fi on a laptop

In most modern models, the Wi-Fi module is already built-in. You can find out more about how to establish a Wi-Fi connection on a laptop from our article:.
On the function keys (F1-F12) find the Wi-Fi logo. To connect the Wi-Fi module, you must simultaneously press the Fn button and one of the function keys, which is designed to turn on Wi-Fi.
To enable a wireless network on a laptop, you need to use a special key combination. Let's look at the main keyboard shortcuts that are often used in laptops from different manufacturers:
- Asus - Fn+F2;
- Acer - Fn+F3;
- Lenovo - Fn+F5;
- LG - Fn+F6;
- Toshiba - Fn+F8;
- Samsung - Fn+F9 (F12);
- Dell - Fn+F12 (F2);
- HP - FN+F12.
If you use these key combinations correctly, the Wi-Fi indicator on the laptop body will light up. Thus, each model has its own special key combination. To find out the functional purpose of the F1-F12 keys, you need to look at the user manual. It comes with the laptop. If there is no Fn button on the laptop panel, then there is a switch or a separate button to turn on Wi-Fi.
The operating system usually itself detects Wi-Fi networks available for connection, provides information about them and offers to connect. Select a network from the list provided and use the installation wizard to go through several steps to connect to a wireless network.
The wireless network can be protected with a special code. When connecting, you often receive a request for SSID (the unique name of the wireless network). If you don't know the code, you won't be able to access the network. Try connecting to other networks that may be publicly accessible. You can also purchase an access card to a paid network, where the SSID will be indicated.

Now you know how to set up WiFi through a laptop, and you can use wireless communication.